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June 18, 2026 18Jun2026 News

Rising memory costs reshape smartphone economics

Smartphone trade-in market data reveals new dynamics as higher device prices drive greater reliance on trade-ins and refurbished units Continue Reading

June 18, 2026 18Jun2026 News

US suspension of Anthropic models prompts AI sovereignty calls

The US government’s control order to suspend access to Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models raises concerns about the UK’s over-reliance on American tech Continue Reading

June 18, 2026 18Jun2026 News

Interview: Emmanuel Frenehard, chief digital officer, Sanofi

Leading technology in a quest to find life-changing answers to challenging scientific questions brings an extra level of motivation for the pharma giant’s digital chief Continue Reading

June 18, 2026 18Jun2026 News

Snapdragon START kicks off next phase of personal AI with XR smart glasses

Qualcomm launches AI-based programme to enable brands to design and scale personal AI devices, starting with smart glasses Continue Reading

June 18, 2026 18Jun2026 News

Gulf CIOs shift focus from recovery to cyber resilience as regional threats intensify

Commvault’s Yahya Kassab says organisations across the Gulf are reassessing recovery strategies, AI risks and cloud investments amid growing cyber threats Continue Reading

June 18, 2026 18Jun2026 News

CMA puts in place fair ranking measures on Google Search

Google will need to rank organic searches objectively and will be required under UK law to share data with third-party services Continue Reading

June 18, 2026 18Jun2026 News

Emerging tech is top growth priority for UK finance firms

Increasing numbers of banks see emerging technology as a priority of growth with artificial intelligence top of the list Continue Reading

June 18, 2026 18Jun2026 In Depth

What are the cyber threats to the 2026 Fifa World Cup?

Dig deeper on some of the security issues facing the 2026 World Cup as the tournament faces unprecedented threat levels and challenges Continue Reading

June 18, 2026 18Jun2026 News

F1 Japanese Grand Prix podiums with 5G SA and mmWave use cases

Ericsson and SoftBank reveal Formula One success in balancing diverse communication services on a single 5G network through the convergence of network slicing and mmWave Continue Reading

June 18, 2026 18Jun2026 News

Applied Materials unveils integrated visual system for next-gen smart glasses

Co-optimised smart glasses system designed to bring high-performance augmented reality displays to market faster, featuring improved visual performance, integration and scalable manufacturing Continue Reading

June 18, 2026 18Jun2026 Blog Post

Earnix AIOS ensures insurers get 'anchored intelligence' for native AI tools & services

Earnix is an AI company for insurance decisioning. The company claims to offer “production-grade” AI and decisioning technology into the workflows and decisions that shape insurance performance ... Continue Reading

June 18, 2026 18Jun2026 News

UAE’s push towards agentic AI raises stakes for governance and accountability

As the UAE accelerates plans to embed autonomous AI into government services, experts warn that governance frameworks must evolve from policy documents into operational controls that ensure transparency, accountability and trust Continue Reading

June 18, 2026 18Jun2026 News

OpenAI deepens Japan footprint with Hitachi deal

Hitachi will use OpenAI’s Codex agent to unpick ageing mission-critical systems and gain early access to its frontier AI models in a slew of high-profile Japanese partnerships for the US AI lab Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 E-Handbook

Taking a zero-trust approach: Key strategies and use cases

Modern security techniques – with and without AI – create challenges that most traditional defences do not address. Risks such as supply chain vulnerabilities, sensitive data leakage and malicious inputs are putting security teams are under pressure... Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 Opinion

What frontier AI actually means for enterprise security

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt. Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 News

Hostile states launched nearly 200 attacks on UK infrastructure in 12 months, says NCSC chief

Hackers will use AI-enabled cyber capabilities to exploit known vulnerabilities in legacy technology at scale by 2028, says National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 News

Uplink traffic gains momentum as 5G subscriptions top three billion

Research from Ericsson counts 162 million new 5G subscriptions in the first quarter of 2026, bringing the total to 3.1 billion, with steadily growing service offerings based on 5G SA network slicing Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 News

HSBC pens artificial intelligence deal with Google Cloud

HSBC and Google Cloud agree a multi-year contract to support UK bank’s adoption of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 News

Motorola Solutions looks to boost public safety with expanded Assist AI

Tech firm rolls out mission-critical AI for public safety use cases to reduce administrative burden and accelerate incident response Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 News

Post Office delays signing Horizon software replacement contract

Lot 2 of the contract to replace Fujitsu’s controversial Horizon EPOS system has still not been signed off Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 News

Everpure aims to bridge AI data gap with Universal Data Intelligence

Storage-to-data-management firm expands Enterprise Data Cloud at Accelerate 2026 with OneTouch integration and AI pipeline automation to combat enterprise data sprawl Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 News

KDDI inks Aeris IoT accelerator connectivity management agreement

Contract will see internet of things accelerator platform deliver unified global IoT solutions for automotive manufacturers and utilities, allowing scale without complexity and providing agentic AI capability Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 Blog Post

EVs: The software integration challenge

While there appears to be an on-going political debate over whether we do or don’t ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030, a big concern putting people off electrical vehicle (EV) ... Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 News

UK companies can seize £50bn prize by industrialising AI, claims Celonis

Celonis claims FTSE 100 firms could save £4.4bn by closing ‘execution gaps’ in workflows through process intelligence software, potentially rising to £50bn with agentic AI Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 News

Cabinet Office states Capita set to miss Civil Service Pension Scheme deadline

Outsourcing firm’s botched takeover of civil service pension administration has seen scheme members experience financial hardship Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 Blog Post

PoC in the clouds: Google Cloud’s Model Garden at Platform 37

So-called Proof-of-Concept “labs” have evolved massively over the last 30-years. Back in the day - and we’re talking pre-Windows 95 here - Microsoft used to roll out a bunch of enterprise apps, ... Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 News

Google Cloud Summit: UK to deploy AI-powered planning system

The UK planning system is being reworked with artificial intelligence and computer vision to provide data in a consistent format Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 News

HPE Discover 2026: Neri heralds ‘unique’ placement to transcend network bottleneck

CEO talks up HPE’s self-driving future, as well as partnerships with eight companies in its mission to blaze the trail for hybrid classical-quantum applications Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 News

NPL to run world’s first quantum standards network

National Quantum Standards Network will be overseen by the UK’s National Physical Laboratory, with the aim of establishing the rules of the road for quantum computing and accelerating British innovation Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 Opinion

Digital ID must not deepen exclusion

UK government plans for a national digital identity scheme risk embedding further inequalities and barriers to public services for the 19 million people currently experiencing digital exclusion Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 Opinion

Why AI monetisation, not 6G, is the real prize for telcos

In the first of a three-part series exploring the role of telcos in the AI economy, we examine why operators must look beyond next generation 6G networks and focus on capturing the value of AI workloads Continue Reading

June 17, 2026 17Jun2026 News

2026 World Cup billed as ‘largest entertainment attack surface in history’

With the tournament underway across North America, Palo Alto Networks warns that temporary supplier ecosystems, vulnerable municipal infrastructure and geopolitical tensions are creating risks for enterprises and fans Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

STT GDC launches 30MW datacentre in South Korea

The Singapore-based datacentre operator has entered the South Korean market with STT Seoul 1, a hyperscale-ready facility built though a joint venture with Hyosung Heavy Industries Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

Scottish minister clarifies police facial-recognition approach

The Scottish government has confirmed its intention to ensure police use of facial recognition is lawful before deployments start taking place, unlike in England and Wales where the technology has been rolled out in a ‘legal vacuum’ without any ... Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

MPs call for UK government to back sovereign IT

Amendment to the UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill calls for the government to publish a ‘digital sovereignty strategy’ to promote domestic technology Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

NHS trusts operating on fewer patients with Palantir FDP, warns Foxglove

Around 30% of English hospitals that use Palantir’s FDP tools for scheduling are carrying out fewer procedures than before adoption, according to data from campaign group Foxglove Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

US mortgage provider moves beyond ‘superficial AI integrations’

Pennymac Financial Services is using generative artificial intelligence tools from Amazon Web Services to bring borrowing up to date Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

Interview: Ashwin Ballal, CIO, Freshworks

After a career in marketing, engineering, product and operations, a CIO role seemed unlikely for Ashwin Ballal – until he tried it Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

UK data regulator slammed over lack of action on complaints

The UK data regulator is being threatened with legal action after it was accused of ‘ignoring’ thousands of data protection complaints, with critics describing its new approach to complaint triage and investigation as akin to a ‘digital bin’ for the... Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

Nordea Liv Norway migrates 58 million transactions to the cloud

Life and pensions provider migrates to the cloud as part of wider multi-year transformation project Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 In Depth

The great datacentre backlash: The industry response

In part two of a two-part series looking at attitudes to datacentres, we look at how developers and operators have responded to the wave of anti-datacentre sentiment sweeping through communities and what their plan is to avoid further escalation Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

Insurance industry AI recruitment correlates with success

Research shows that insurers have accelerated recruitment of artificial intelligence professionals Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

XR market rewriting its own rules as smart glasses use surges

Research finds that eyewear-form-factor devices are no longer the niche in extended reality, they are the market as devices encompassing AR, XR, MR and VR grew 86% annually in Q1 2026 Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

Cisco: 36 months to modernise networks before AI overwhelms capacity

Research finds capacity and performance the top network challenge for UK organisations, with 81% of respondents saying their network does not have room to house evolving AI demands Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

Amnesty calls for ban on AI risk-profiling systems

Amnesty International says AI-driven risk profiling systems are discriminatory and may lead to misleading results that violate international human rights law Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

How AngelHack uses hackathons to ease AI adoption

From internal hackathons to accelerator programmes, Singapore’s AngelHack is empowering everyday employees to build their own AI applications while expanding its reach in the US, Brazil and Australia Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 E-Zine

AI demands an identity reset

In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide examines how AI is transforming the demands and expectations on identity and access management systems. We talk to early implementers of agentic AI to find out the lessons learned. And we ... Continue Reading

June 16, 2026 16Jun2026 News

Ineffable Intelligence strikes Google Cloud deal for Vera Rubin GPU power

London-based ‘anti-LLM’ developer led by AlphaGo founder David Silver selects Google Cloud Vera Rubin GPU infrastructure to build reinforcement learning ‘superlearners’ Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 Opinion

The truth about Claude Mythos is less dramatic than it seems

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt. Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

Post Office Capture appeal objections not ‘right, just or fair’

Influential advisory group tells Post Office there is a ‘clear case’ that Capture convictions are unsafe Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

Data dive: Dodgy data derails datacentre water debate

The Government Digital Sustainability Alliance reports that we are on track for a massive water supply shortfall. The dataset it used suggests not. We look at the datacentre water use debate Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 Blog Post

Big Tech has only itself to blame for the UK government's social media ban

Increasingly, speaking about anything to do with “Big Tech” is becoming a divisive, often ideological activity. On topics such as Palantir, digital identity, AI, datacentres and social media – to ... Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

Swedish industrial AI deal exemplifies Indian software fix to AI threat

As India does big deals in the Nordics, the sub-continent’s role for the artificial intelligence age begins to become apparent Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

Big tech must introduce age checks to support UK’s under-16s social media ban

Keir Starmer announces UK social media ban for under-16s that requires mandatory age verification to access social media services Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

More than 2,000 global organisations deploy private mobile networks

Private mobile network sector continues to show growth in enterprise LTE and 5G customer deployments, with research showing 2,003 organisations deploying networks with a contract value above €100,000 across 88 countries by end of Q1 26 Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

Boldyn enhances transport communications for TfL, BART

Global neutral host provider updates major transport projects in the US and UK with free Wi‑Fi at four additional stations in US, while London Underground sees new 4G, 5G connections to tunnels, key stations and major hubs Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 Blog Post

The role of software engineers in the AI datacentre fabric

When software engineers think about AI, the conversation almost always gravitates toward the compute side: GPUs, model architecture, parallelism frameworks and inference optimisation. But the ... Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

FCC gives assist to World Cup nets as Virgin Media O2 warns of broadband surge

US comms and broadcast regulator reveals role in supporting World Cup network infrastructure, while leading UK operator warns of broadband and mobile network surges Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

European Union unveils €8m 6G smart networks security project

‘Landmark’ project brings together 19 international partners across industry, academia and SMEs, designed to shape future European 6G network architecture Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

Fujitsu exits hardware business in ASEAN in IT consulting move

Fujitsu is walking away from its legacy hardware business in the region and pitching itself as a supplier-neutral technology consultant to help customers cut through the AI hype Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 Podcast

Agentic workflows: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to Joel Hron, chief technology officer at Thomson Reuters about how MCP-connectivity into Claude to streamline legal work Continue Reading

June 14, 2026 14Jun2026 News

UK Finance ‘shocked but not surprised’ by rise in fraud as tech firms ‘profit’ from it

Two-thirds of authorised push payment scams begin on tech platforms, according to UK Finance annual report Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

The digital pivot: How HSS transformed hire with agentic AI

HSS ProService underwent a profound transformation from asset-heavy hire business to digital marketplace set to deploy agentic AI. CEO Tom Shorten tells us how it did it Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

Oracle fixes PeopleSoft flaw exploited by ShinyHunters

A zero-day vulnerability affecting Oracle’s PeopleSoft products is being exploited by a ShinyHunters campaign targeting schools and universities Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

CIO interview: Damian Leach, Vistra

CIO Damian Leach discusses Vistra’s digital platform, which he says will harness artificial intelligence in its financial professional services offering Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

Lincolnshire County Council upgrades wide area network services

Lincolnshire County Council to replace legacy PSN infrastructure with unified, high-performing network environment, enabling greater agility Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 In Depth

Freshworks Refresh 2026: pivot to AI-driven employee experience

Freshworks is pivoting to AI-driven employee experience, launching its AI Agent Studio, MCP Gateway and AI dashboards Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

Labour MP Jess Asato launches legal action over Grok deepfakes

After xAI’s Grok chatbot was used to create sexualised images and videos of her, Labour MP Jess Asato is taking legal action against the company in a bid to hold the firm accountable for the harms associated with its design choices Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 In Depth

‘Don’t break the business’: Lessons from Ann Summers’ ESB transformation

Ann Summers’ technology and supply chain director Jeannette Copeland talks through lessons learned during the retailer’s recent ESB overhaul Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 Opinion

Frontier AI models could be an adversary's force multiplier

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt. Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

Shure, Zoom evolve collaboration with flexible workspaces

Partnership unveils more flexible solutions for Zoom Spaces to support the growing role of human-AI collaboration in meetings and learning, enabling ‘consistent, high‑quality’ audio capture Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 Blog Post

Ferrari Competizioni speeds data decision engines with Natzka

Natzka is a Swiss agentic decision intelligence company that operates with a self-stated mission to combine data, human and artificial intelligence within a dynamic digital twin of the enterprise. ... Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

Singapore to transform industrial island into AI-ready datacentre hub

A joint report by Singapore government agencies and industry players details how the city-state's Jurong Island will be redesigned into a highly secure, circular digital infrastructure hub by 2050 Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

Strict sovereign AI policies could cost APAC economies billions

Oxford Economics report reveals that pursuing total AI self-sufficiency will lead to economic trade-offs, delayed enterprise adoption and higher carbon footprints across the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

Telefónica and Halotech drive smart industrial safety with IoT and AI

Firms unite to offer advanced industrial safety solutions, combining IoT connectivity with AI-powered sensors, to anticipate risk situations Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

Established enterprise patching models dead in the water, says report

Vulnerability discovery and exploitation was surging dramatically even before Anthropic decided to unleash its frontier Mythos model. As such, an Action1 report finds old approaches to patching are no longer fit for purpose Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

Finland, Sweden strengthen joint 6G programme

Finnish, Swedish researchers team to make 6G communication networks more capable, robust, secure and trusted through a programme offering a foundation for stable societies Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 Blog Post

Why Big Tech should not play at politics

Prior to the start of the second Donald Trump presidency, former deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, stepped down as Meta’s president of global affairs. During his seven years tenure at the social ... Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

AI Summit London: AI’s role in UK defence

AI innovation moves quickly, unlike the speed of innovation in the military. How can AI be used to improve the UK armed forces? Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

Cyber resilience and female leadership: The new pillars of Middle East banking security

As banks accelerate digital services, open banking strategies and AI adoption, cyber security leaders across the region are calling for stronger resilience, ecosystem collaboration and greater female representation to secure the future of financial ... Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

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